6,000 Clair field - BP · Clair field Location: 75km west of Shetland Area: 220km2, covering 5...

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280m

Top of derrick to seabed

The Gherkin 180m The Shard 310m London Eye 135m

SHETLANDISLANDS

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Pipelines take the oil and gas to the Sullom Voe terminal on Shetland for processing

Lerwick

Sullom Voe

Clair field

Location: 75km west of Shetland Area: 220km2, covering 5 licence blocks Depth of water: approximately 140m Windspeeds: up to 120 knots (140mph) Wave height: up to 25m

design life, supportingemployment for decadesto come

of UK jobs createdthrough project phase

project contractsdelivered in the UK

People involved in the platformhook-up and commissioning,with 750 offshore at any one time

Flying thousands offshore – from the drillers to the cleaners

There are enough beds for 198 people in the living quarters, where you will also find a gym and a restaurant

invested with UK suppliers

A bridge connects the living quarters to the production and drilling platform — an ‘inherently safer design’ separating the workforce from operational sites

71/122 401,000s£1.5bn -year

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